Job Postings

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Faculty Research Assistant / Research Associate (OR)

Oregon State University – CEOAS is searching for a faculty research assistant or research associate to help with integrating biologging datasets from tagged seabirds into oceanographic and ecological workflows. The purpose of this position is to work with a team of scientists to support basic research in oceanography. Deadline to apply: March 1, 2024.

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Graduate Position: Monitoring Seabirds Using Acoustics (Canada)

Carleton University is searching for a graduate (MSc) student to collaborate with the British Antarctic Survey. The student will lead a study funded by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), analyzing 8 years of white-chinned petrel audio recordings and burrow surveys at Bird Island, South Georgia. Deadline to apply: March 15, 2024.

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Paid Scientist: Ecologist (Seabirds and Island Biosecurity) (Scotland)

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is hiring an ecologist to carry out a list of high priority research, operational work, and communications projects to progress NTS’s seabird conservation actions across its seabird sites. Deadline to apply: February 25, 2024.

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Stipended Trainee/Intern: Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (REU) (OR)

There are multiple REU positions available at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center for Summer 2024. In particular, the Seabird Oceanography Lab – led by Dr. Rachael Orben – is looking for an REU to assist in a long-term seabird monitoring project. Deadline to apply: February 13, 2024.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Faculty Research Assistant – Caspian Tern Census (OR)

Oregon State University is hiring a Faculty Research Assistant to lead the census of Caspian Terns in the Pacific Flyway during the 2024 nesting period. This position will perform a variety of duties, including communication with collaborators, data collection via aerial survey photography, colony counts from photos, and more. Deadline to apply: February 23, 2024.

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Paid Coordinator: Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels Executive Secretary

ACAP is seeking an Executive Secretary in the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP). The ACAP Secretariat is an Intergovernmental Organisation that supports the work of the Agreement in seeking to achieve and maintain a favourable conservation status for albatrosses and petrels. Deadline to apply: April 2, 2024.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Undergraduate Seabird Research Fellow (OR)

The Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecological Workforce (VIEW) Fellowship at Oregon State University is a summer research experience program that supports the professional development of future ecologists from communities that have been historically excluded or are currently underrepresented. The Seabird Oceanography Lab will be hosting a VIEW fellow during the summer 2024 field season. Deadline to apply: February 22, 2024.

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Paid Researcher: Marine Zoologist (NY)

The New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) is seeking a marine zoologist to help conserve New York’s biodiversity by working with program partners to refine the list of marine animal species tracked in NYNHP’s database and identify the appropriate spatial methodology for mapping occurrences of marine animals Deadline to apply: February 18, 2024.

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Paid Scientist: Associate Fish and Wildlife Biologist (OR, WA)

RTR is seeking a self-motivated professional that is interested in being part of a research team at the forefront of studies aimed at monitoring colonial waterbirds and restoring fish of conservation concern. Research sites are based throughout the Columbia River Basin in Oregon and Washington. Deadline to apply: February 16, 2024.